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世間体

Reading

Kana: せけんてい
Romaji: sekentei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

Example Sentences

(かれ)世間体(せけんてい)()にしない。
➥He has no regard to appearance.
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世間体(せけんてい)(つくろ)心配(しんぱい)をするより()にやることがある。
➥We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.
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彼女(かのじょ)はなんとかして世間体(せけんてい)をつくろった。
➥She managed to keep up appearances.
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